Raewyn of decocraftsdigicrafts invited me to take part in the Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge. Thanks, Raewyn! The challenge is to “post a photo each day for five consecutive days and attach a story to the photo. It can be fiction or non-fiction, a poem or a short paragraph and each day nominate another blogger for the challenge”.
Day 3:
© irene waters 2015
Preparations were underway in the Kingdom of Shatavia for the coronation of their new queen. Although she was a foreigner she was next in line and her subjects were ready to love her. They were heralding her arrival in the country with ribbons and banners of rainbow hues which decked the streets and coloured the houses. The limousine carried her from the airport to the palace.
“Your majesty” her courtiers bowed deeply.
“Get up.” She was cross. No sleep and a twenty-four hour flight were taking their toll. “When is the coronation taking place?” she asked.
“Tomorrow at noon.”
“I want to see the throne as soon as possible.”
“Immediately Your Majesty. Come this way.” She followed them. The track was well-worn. The grass was green. Delicate little white flowers waved their heads in the breeze.
“The throne is here Your Majesty.”
“I didn’t want the toilet you idiot, I wanted to see where I would be crowned.”
So now I’m supposed to invite someone else to join in the fun. That’s easy, I nominate Rebecca Patajac from Love a Literary Life. No obligation, Rebecca!
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
What a lovely toilet. Who would not want to go there?
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I’ve always had a love of outdoor models.
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Hee… I remember this photo. 😀 Great flash.
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Haha. You have a better memory than me. I’m becoming the old lady that repeats herself but at least the story was different. Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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You gave yourself away! It was a very different story and I did like it. 🙂
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Pays to fish….
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Fabulous ‘throne room’! Thanks for the smiles, Irene. 🙂
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I like it when it brings a smile. 🙂
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LOL!
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Better than sitting on a stool I suppose… Neat story, irene
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LOL Thanks Geoff.
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This is such a great story. Love it.
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Thanks Raewyn. Glad you enjoyed it.
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LOL
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Love it…well done Irene..
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Thanks Jan. I can’t think of a more fitting room for a throne. 🙂
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LOL 😀 This is a great story Irene, you are so good at this. As soon as I saw the toilet in the photo I thought, ‘oh this is going to be good’ 😀
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LOL My very first fairy tale. 🙂
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😀
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Oh dear, I don’t think I saw this one! Wonderful story Irene, great imagery, made me laugh. I’m sorry if I didn’t respond to the invitation. Thank you very much for thinking of me. Our third was born 2 weeks prior to this piece so I missed a lot!
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Congratulations on your new addition. Rebecca it doesn’t matter whether you do it or not and I know what it is like to be time poor. Glad you enjoyed the story.
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